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I admit it! I have a passion for color. I have hundreds of different colored pages for my scrapbooking, which I horde. And I have tons of color for soap and cosmetics, some of which I use and others I horde. I even have Pantone books. If you are as addicted to all things color like me, you will love …

Keeping up with trends for colors, scents, and designs will keep your products on the cutting edge. Each year, Pantone, which is the authority on color, releases Fall/Winter color trends to the fashion industries. You can use these color trends to make your soaps and other products or packaging. Here are the suggested colors of the season. Click to see …

We are very excited about our newly released eBook. It is a comprehensive guide to creating your own soap recipes and formulations. It walks you through everything you need to know and more on the subject. Nothing is left to guessing – know exactly what you are doing it and why. Topics include: Saponification and why you need to understand …

We have released a brand new soapmaking eZine to the industry this month. It is released quarterly and our hope is that it will become a fun and inspirational resource for creative soapmakers worldwide. What makes our eZine unique? Well, it doesn’t really follow a traditional eZine format at all, with varied topics on everything from business to making cosmetics …

It’s official… I will be a speaker at the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild in Tucson, AZ in May 2014. I would like to say you are the first to know, but it’s actually been official for a little while now, but I am finally getting around to announcing here. 🙂 Here is the blurb on the topic: Create Amazing …

This is the Color Palette Soap Challenge Link up for Beaded Bright. You will have 1 week to upload your photos here and link them to your blog, business Facebook, YouTube, or Pinterest pin/board. Whether blogging, posting to Facebook, making a video, or pinning your soap photos, be sure to share anything you want about your soap. You are promoting your …

The Bonnie Bath Co. It took awhile for this name to formulate and it was actually my daughter, then 8 years old, who named the company. Many people assume it is named after me, the owner, which, as you know, is Erica. I do not personally know anyone named Bonnie either. So why this name and not another? Well, it …

Girl on Fire Hunger Games Inspired Soaps. It is scented in Orange Pekoe Tea with smoky, sophisticated undertones. I really like this soap, especially the scent – it’s unique. Each one is different. Some have a small flicker of a flame and others have a raging fire. More peeks coming soon! The Bonnie Bath Co. offers handmade …

Pinterest is now the third most popular social media outlet after Facebook and Twitter. Basically, it is a way to organize and share pictures and ideas on anything that interests you. It’s also a great way to network and promote your business, provided you use common social media etiquette. Here are a couple sites that have some information on using …

Since my daughter is in her intensive dance camp all day, Sunday is the only full day we could do something together. So we packed in not one, but two sights in Atlanta, GA – the Atlanta Zoo and the World of Coca-Cola. The Atlanta Zoo was very nice and had a great selection of animals, including pandas, red pandas, …

We decided to visit the GA Aquarium today while staying in Atlanta. I am an aquarium junky. I’ve been to a number and have seen everything from penguins that march outside their enclosure among the people in Scotland to polar bears in Sea World Orlando to the location where flipper was filmed and now holds other dolphin shows at the Miami Seaquarium, …

I arrived in Atlanta, GA this afternoon to rain and fog. I’ve driven past Atlanta before to get to Stone Mountain a few years ago, but never got to visit the city. My daughter auditioned for the Atlanta Ballet in February and was accepted into a 2 week intensive camp, hence the trip. They offer dorms, but my daughter is still …